FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS

MDR report key: 1020345 · Received March 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953161-2008-00054
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 27, 2008
Date of Event
December 21, 2005
Report Date
March 26, 2008
Manufacturer
W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Product Code
MIH
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF THE MFG PAPERWORK HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. THE REVIEW OF THE MFG PAPERWORK VERIFIED THAT THIS LOT MET ALL PRE-RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. PROXIMAL TYPE I ENDOLEAK. ALSO IMPLANTED IN THE PT PXC141000/LOT#03880361, PXA230300/LOT#040762114 AND PXA230300/LOT#03844859.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS REPORTED, IN 2005, THIS PT WAS IMPLANTED WITH GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESES FOR AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM. A PROXIMAL TYPE I ENDOLEAK WAS FOUND AND REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED WITH AN AORTIC EXTENDER COMPONENT. THE TYPE I ENDOLEAK WAS NOTED ON SUBSEQUENT EXAMS (PRIOR TO EVENT DATE, IN 2006, AND ONE MONTH LATER AND IN 2007). HOWEVER, THE ANEURYSM HAS DECREASED IN SIZE. PT WILL FOLLOW-UP YEARLY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GORE EXCLUDER AAA ENDOPROSTHESIS ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT SYSTEM MIH W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. WLG325 03762504

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 76 YR Other| R